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Life Flight transports Wairarapa contractor after shock
Life Flight transports Wairarapa contractor after electrical shock
The Life Flight Trust’s Westpac rescue
helicopter was called at approximately 12.15pm this
afternoon to transport an injured contractor after he
received an electrical shock while installing equipment at a
Wairarapa milking shed.
Life Flight responded in the Westpac Rescue Helicopter with a Wellington Free Ambulance Paramedic on board.
The accident happened at a farm west of Featherston when the contractors drill struck live power wires. He was thrown approximately 2-3 metres back and landed on the milking shed floor.
“Although suffering the effects of the electrical shock and the fall the worker was able to ring 111 for assistance” said crewman Colin Larsen.
The injured contractor, a Wairarapa man in his late 20’s, was flown to Wellington Hospital Emergency Department with moderate injuries to his hand and head and is currently being further assessed and treated.
The Life Flight Trust is a charity providing air rescue and air ambulance services. It operates the Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter and a nationwide air ambulance service. It relies on support from the public and sponsorship from partners such as Westpac to provide these services. Further information can be obtained from www.lifeflight.org.nz
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